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I agree for the most part. I just didn't want folks to get the wrong impression about Carmanians in general. For that matter, it might be important for folks to consider that "Carmanian" is not a cultural term like "Heortling". The Carmanian religion is worshiped (alongside officially licensed and highly monitored local traditions) by a number of peoples in north-western Peloria:
Lake Oronin: Mix of Bisosae and Pelandan Southern Oronin Valley: Mainline Pelandan Northern Oronin Valley: Spolite Pelandan Sweet Sea Shore: Kereusi and Oredanerian
Western cultural influences/bloodlines exist throughout the above regions, with the strongest probably around Lake Oronin and the Southern Oronin Valley. This western influence was from the Ten Thousand, which itself was a mix of Fronelan barbarians, Loskalmi, and others picked up along the way.
The point here is that Carmanians aren't as culturally homogeneous as the worshipers of the Storm Pantheon, and so what elemental rune a carmanian character might have could vary quite a bit more.
As for Spolite worship of Humakt, there was a similar god worshiped by the Spolites under a different name which was banned after the Carmanians took over. There were also Humakt worshipers who arrived with the Ten Thousand. Once the northern Oronin Valley was absorbed into Carmania, the surviving Spolites would probably have gravitated to any legitimate cult that had underworld connections. Turos, Lord of Below, probably attracted his fair share of Spolite sympathizers also.
How the Death cults evolved during the early years is a fun topic for conjecture. The two probably fused or at least influenced each other over the years, although all right thinking carmanians reject the idea that their Humakt is tainted by Spolite influences. I also am not sure when or how the integration of Humakt into the Carmanian pantheon happened. IIRC Humakt was one of the Good Gods recognized as such during the lifetime of the Prophet. There was probably much heroquesting involved to prove/discover the links between Humakt and the Wise Lord. This would have been BEFORE the Spolites had an opportunity to influence the cult. The Spolite influence is likely to have happened during Surandar's reign (through his Spolite wife) or those of the Dark Shahs.
That's my "off the cuff" view, anyway. :)
-Kevin McD
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